Reaching For A Different Me

openczun said:
yeah, that's what I've been thinking about --- 5 or 10k. I actually just posted about it earlier tonight. :)
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DUDE! Go for it!

You will do very well! :)

YEP.......The event has your name written all over it!

You are goanna ROCK in it........!

Best wishes

Chillen
 
Thanks, dude!

It just so happens that there's a 5k in the 'burgh coming up pretty soon. June 1st is the date -- which may be a little too much. I currently only run on the treadmill, and with not a whole lot of resistance. I also average about 1.5 miles, less than half of what I need to run.

It's a good goal, and I think I'm going to do it... I just think given my current (cardiac and respiratory) fitness level, as well as my work schedule, it's just not feasible.

Of course, maybe that's exactly what I need to kick my A$$ into high gear....

I know....excuses excuses :rolleyes:
 
Its always feasible mr. You just got to push yourself as far as you can and believe in yourself. If you have to walk some of it walk some of it! There is no shame in bettering yourself and feeding the fire within!
 
Today is the day of reckoning. My goal weight was 173 lbs. I made it down to 173 a long time ago, but continued to exercise. The last few weeks have been really demanding on my free time, so I was only able to exercise sporadically. I've been sort of slacking in my diet though -- not counting every calorie religiously (something I personally need to do to keep myself in check). In the end, I weighed myself this morning and I was exactly 173 lbs....so the goal was met. However, inside I feel like I failed. I could have made so much more progress, but instead I started to slack off. I wanted to get an A, not a B.

I also think I'm going to switch back to weight training as my primary mode of exercise. Maybe it's how my body is built, but I lost weight about twice as fast and I know it was fat (not muscle). I'll still do cardio, because my ultimate goal is to be healthy, but it will be a little less frequent.

A 5k is still in my list of fitness to-do's. I did a 5-mile walk for the march of dimes last weekend, with my 30 lb son strapped to my back. I'm pretty sure I could jog ~3/5 of that distance.

So I reached my goal -- but I could have done better.
 
Gosh, has it really been since the 1st of May since I posted last? Well, things are going well here. I'm a total of 21.5% off of my starting weight. (205 -> 161) since a little before January. I can see abs now...not ripped, but they're there. The fat has melted and simmered off of me. I don't know what by bodyfat % is, but it's much lower than it was, that's for sure. My muscles are not really much bigger, but they definitely feel more full, and stronger...and more solid. My wife is thrilled.

Cardio has mostly been out of the equation. I started running at the YMCA for a while, but got extremely busy at work the last two months and quite frankly couldn't afford the time to drive there and back. I'm not ready to become a road runner, otherwise that'd be my best option.

The only hard part was constantly having to buy new clothes. Granted, that is a particularly good problem to have, but not for someone who hates shopping as much as I do.

I'll post some new progress pics soon, just gotta make the time to take them, upload them ( and photoshop them....just kidding!)
 
This thread is filled with success, great job man!

Those pics show a really nice improvement.

I am also doing a lot of lifting to lose weight...how many pounds per week have you been losing on average?


Good luck, and again - nice work!




Eric
 
Thanks, Eric.

I've averaged about 1lb per week. Obviously "average" implies there were some weeks I lost more. I was a zealot at first -- hyperactive about when and what I ate, meticulously tracking calories and workouts. When things got crazy at work, I had to shift focus a bit. Gradually the workouts tapered off to maybe once a week. I'm still pretty hyper about calorie intake, which is my saving grace.
 
Doing quite well, in fact. Life is calming down a bit, although my wife and I found out we are expecting #2...another boy, so many calories will be spent chasing around two little rascals.

I bought a set of weights...minus a bench, to save transit time to the YMCA. Ironically, work became extremely hectic right afterward and I was getting home with about an hour to eat a final meal, take care of odds and ends, and head off to bed. That lasted a few months.

We'll see what the next few months bring -- to date, I've lost 45 lbs, but I do think that the last few were muscle. I'm maintaining for the time being, until I figure out what my next move is. I'm thinking I want to bulk, but haven't done the research into bulking yet...so I'm afraid I'll balloon.
 
I've been off on vacation the last few days, sampling the earthly delights...one of which was Geno's cheesesteak in Philadelphia. I'm a little nervous about diet and exercise while on vacation, but at the same time, I know now that I have it in me to pick up when I get back home -- and any regression I had can be overcome.

It is pretty interesting, however, that even at the beach, fit or in-shape people still seem to be a minority. On the one hand, it makes me feel pretty proud that I am no longer in the majority. At the same time, however, it makes me sad and a bit apprehensive about our country's future as a whole. In one convenience store along the trip, I overheard a man buying a Monster energy drink say that it was his fourth one today -- his doctor told him he shouldn't have any at all. The clerk said "Not taking care of your body gets kind of expensive though".... to which he replied, "no, it only costs me $20". Bastard. The whole health system is going to implode if everyone thinks that way.

Oh well. I'm done for now. Bethany Beach awaits.
 
Gone but not forgotten

Wow. I haven't been on this board in nearly a year, it looks like. Or at least haven't posted to this diary in that long. I'm really finding it difficult lately to make the workout time. I'm back in school for a master's degree and with two young boys in the house, exercise just isn't happening as often as it should. At least not formal exercise sessions -- the boys keep me kind of busy.

I've managed to keep off most of the weight I've lost. Gained back about 9 lbs of the roughly 50 I'd lost. I guess I decided I wanted a few more comfort foods in my life. I try to be disciplined about it, but there are definitely days when I go completely overboard. Those days make me sick to my stomach. Not only due to the food itself, but also the recognition that I once said a firm "No" to things like that and these days it seems more like a struggle.

I've got to make the time again. I've got to sit down and plan out my meals again (or at least do a better job of it than I am right now).

I've got to get my head in the game again.
 
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